Chapter 243 – Qi Qingshan: They're All a Bunch of Madmen!

Bang!

The door was kicked open!

The Commander strode in, the Star Martial Police Department badge gleaming under the moonlight. He had never made such a resolute decision before.

“Your Excellencies!”

The Commander’s gaze swept across the room.

He instinctively checked on Qin Yang’s condition.

The room was in complete disarray, furniture shattered everywhere, with Qin Yang sitting cross-legged in the center, his face contorted almost beyond recognition.

Painful, ferocious.

All traces of his previous calm composure had vanished.

“What are you doing here?”

Seeing this, Qi Qingshan frowned slightly, glancing sideways at the Commander while slightly easing the Sword Intent he was applying.

He had sensed the Commander’s presence the moment he arrived.

But he hadn’t paid it any mind.

After all.

Someone who hadn’t even crossed into the Grandmaster Realm was nothing more than an ant, far beneath his notice.

The Supreme Alliance’s influence was vast.

The so-called Star Martial Police Department.

Was merely a subordinate organization handling affairs.

The police institution remained solid while commanders came and went.

But now that the Commander had stepped in to intervene, the nature of the situation had completely changed.

“Your presence is no longer required here. Leave!”

Qi Qingshan reminded coldly, “Don’t forget your position.”

“Your Excellencies, what crime has Qin Yang committed?”

The Commander detected the impatience in Qi Qingshan’s tone, but after seeing Qin Yang’s miserable state, he gritted his teeth and persisted:

“Your Excellencies, the Sword God has shown great kindness to our Jianghai City, and Qin Yang is the Sword God’s Disciple. If anything happens to him, it might anger the entire Jianghai City…”

As his words fell.

“Hmm?”

“Are you threatening me?”

Qi Qingshan narrowed his eyes, his expression turning hostile as he summoned a wisp of Sword Intent to coil around him, “Did you think I wasn’t aware of your little tricks earlier?”

“It’s time you received some punishment…”

The next moment.

Boom!

Sword Intent erupted!

The Commander was immediately enveloped by the Sword Intent.

Under the pressure of the Sword Intent, his face turned pale as parchment, beads of sweat falling like raindrops. Looking toward Qin Yang, his heart filled with even greater remorse.

This level of Sword Intent pressure was almost like being sliced by a thousand blades…

And Qin Yang had endured it for so long?

This was pure torture!

Just then.

A sudden change occurred!

“Senior, please leave first! This doesn’t concern you!”

Qin Yang’s furious shout interrupted everyone’s actions. Liu Wushuang and Qi Qingshan instinctively turned to look, immediately noticing his expression.

His face was wild, revealing a desperate, all-or-nothing resolve!

True Essence surged within his body, his skin faintly cracking, radiating dazzling starlight!

The room filled with brilliant, myriad lights.

“What is this?!”

Unstable Star Power gathered.

Realizing this, Liu Wushuang and Qi Qingshan’s expressions changed dramatically in an instant!

Was he going to self-destruct?

Instinctively, Liu Wushuang flashed to Qin Yang’s front, pressed his finger between Qin Yang’s eyebrows, and delivered a palm strike, injecting massive amounts of Star Power!

Like a spring breeze blowing in.

Working to calm the turbulent energy.

If he self-destructed here, no one would be able to withstand it!

“Enough! Qi Qingshan! Stop this right now!”

Liu Wushuang turned to Qi Qingshan, shouting angrily, “Are you determined to push Qin to his death?!”

“I…”

Seeing this, Qi Qingshan quickly withdrew his Sword Intent, not daring to continue applying pressure.

He never expected that Qin Yang would be so insane?!

Ready to self-destruct just like that?

Madman!

This entire martial lineage is a bunch of madmen!

“Lunatics who don’t even value their lives! They absolutely cannot be forced…”Qi Qingshan felt a cold sweat trickling down his back as he turned to Liu Wushuang, transmitting his voice through a secret technique: “So, in your opinion, what should we do?”

He hadn’t believed it before, but now it seemed his own methods were completely ineffective.

Now, only Liu Wushuang’s approach remained.

“All we need to do is wait patiently.”

Liu Wushuang let out a relieved sigh, releasing the pressure from Qin Yang’s brow as he communicated with Qi Qingshan: “We can’t force them.”

“Wait patiently?”

“Exactly, we’ll wait for the rabbit to come to us.”

Liu Wushuang glanced at Qin Yang and sighed, “By now, the entire Jianghai City knows that Qin Yang is in our hands. Do you think his martial sect wouldn’t be aware of this?”

“If there are still powerful members in his sect, they’ll definitely come to rescue him!”

…………

Night fell.

The streetlights cast a dim yellow glow.

Two teams of patrolling officers passed through the streets outside the apartment building.

Unlike the bustling city center, the suburbs were relatively quiet, embraced by the gentle night.

With the protesting citizens now gathered at the Star Martial Police Department, the outskirts were unusually tranquil and peaceful.

Click…

Two graceful figures landed not far from the apartment.

“Sister Qinghe, this should be the place, right?”

Li Zixuan gripped her sword hilt, clad in night attire, crouching low as she quietly followed behind Li Qinghe. “Let’s not end up in the wrong location.”

“Don’t worry, Xuan Xuan. How could I possibly make a mistake?”

“This is it. Look at the top floor of the apartment!”

Li Qinghe pointed toward the brightly lit warm yellow light on the upper floor, where faint sounds of video games could be heard:

“According to my intelligence sources, this apartment is used by the police department to host important guests. Since that Qin fellow isn’t at the police station, he must be inside there.”

“Yes, I hope Senior Brother is safe.”

Li Zixuan nodded gently, raising her eyes to gaze worriedly at the windows.

This entire endeavor had cost her considerable mental effort.

Now that the police department wasn’t releasing him and she couldn’t contact Qin Yang,

She had no choice but to go in and inquire about the situation.

“At worst, I’ll break him out of prison.”

Li Zixuan tightened her grip on the sword hilt, declaring firmly: “I’ll restore Senior Brother’s freedom!”

“Xuan Xuan…”

Li Qinghe hesitated before asking: “What if Jianghai City won’t keep him either?”

“Then…”

Hearing this, Li Zixuan’s beautiful eyes trembled slightly, her earlobes turning bright red. “Then I’ll run away with Senior Brother. If it comes to that, we’ll leave Jianghai. The world is vast… surely there’s somewhere that can accommodate both of us.”

“Alright, Martial Aunt, your ears are practically glowing red.”

Li Qinghe covered her mouth to suppress a giggle. “You’ve really thought this through…”

“What are you talking about?”

Li Zixuan’s pretty face flushed even deeper red at these words, her fingers touching her earlobes. “Don’t talk nonsense. Let’s hurry and find Senior Brother before the police notice us.”

“Don’t worry, I just scanned the area. There’s no significant threat.”

Li Qinghe smiled confidently, smoothing her short hair and waving the Array Diagrams in her hand. “There are only two or three officers nearby, all at the mediocre Acquired Realm level. Nothing to worry about…”

But before she could finish speaking,

She froze in place.

Whoosh!

Some terrifying aura suddenly descended, like a mountain pressing down, arriving almost instantly and directly locking onto their position.

Star Pressure fell, sealing the space.

Leaving them with nowhere to escape…

“They actually came, just as you predicted!”

High above, Qi Qingshan looked down at the two of them, unable to suppress a laugh: “Someone really did come to rescue that Qin kid, but why are these two so weak?”As he spoke, his brow furrowed deeply. “Only at the Innate Realm level?”

“Just small fry.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Wushuang stared down at Li Zixuan and the others below. “We didn’t catch the big fish, but instead these small fry came uninvited.”

“Let’s go down first and test their capabilities.”

“Agreed!”

The two slowly descended but didn’t land, still hovering above Li Zixuan and the others.

A terrifying pressure descended!

Li Zixuan and the others retreated two steps, their hearts sinking to the bottom.

“People from the Supreme Alliance…”

Li Qinghe murmured, somewhat dazed.

The Supreme Alliance was actually ambushing them here?

“Let’s go!”

Li Zixuan was more decisive than her, grabbing her hand and immediately turning to leave. She had come to rescue people, not to cause trouble for Qin Yang.

“Trying to leave?”

Qi Qingshan crossed his arms, scanning the two of them. Just as he was about to give chase, he suddenly saw a sword light coming straight at him.

Li Zixuan’s Sky-Slicing Sword Draw was almost instantaneously released. The cold sword light burst forth with blinding white radiance, concealing their figures.

The next moment.

The night turned bright as day…

Some citizens still out in the city looked up simultaneously toward the apartment building, where sword light rose to fill the sky.

As if dawn had arrived early.

……

“Eh, this Sword Intent is…?!”

Facing the incoming sword light, Qi Qingshan was caught off guard. He shattered the void and retreated several zhang away, his gaze locking onto Li Zixuan once more.

“It seems to be that Sword God’s technique?!”

Before coming to Jianghai, he had already conducted investigations, studying every recorded instance of the Sword God’s movements and analyzing them thoroughly, committing them all to memory.

And now!

This young girl’s sword technique was almost an exact replica!

If he followed this clue, wouldn’t he be able to find the Sword God Sect?

“Got it! We have a lead!”

Qi Qingshan’s spirits soared. “This young girl is the breakthrough!”

“What are you planning?”

Liu Wushuang noticed the strange expression on his face and frowned. “Don’t act recklessly.”

“This junior is extraordinary! She must be connected to that sect!”

Qi Qingshan exclaimed with delight, his expression revealing a hint of madness. “As long as we capture this junior, we’ll definitely be able to find the Sword God’s Sect!”

He swung his sword toward Li Zixuan.

The next moment.

Two sword lights clashed vertically.

The difference in strength couldn’t be compensated by exquisite swordplay. An Innate Realm practitioner facing a Supreme Realm expert – in just an instant, the sword light of the Sky-Slicing Sword Draw dimmed, completely unable to withstand the force.

“Xuan Xuan, fall back!”

Seeing this, Li Qinghe immediately deployed an Array Diagram, tracing array lines with her fingertips and drawing a Star Power Array Diagram, attempting to resist the impending pressure.

Boom!!

The Array Formation roared into operation as Li Qinghe pushed it to its limits.

The next moment, Li Zixuan’s Sword Intent received this powerful boost, enhanced by the ice element laws, instantly crossing the boundary between realms.

The surrounding air condensed into frosty mist, the temperature abruptly dropping below zero.

As if the harsh winter had arrived.

However.

Ultimately, the effect was minimal!

As Sword Intents clashed, Qi Qingshan flicked his sword and delivered another strike, choosing to press down with overwhelming force.

The cold sword light bloomed.

A single line breaking through ten thousand techniques!

Bang!

Li Zixuan was instantly thrown backward, barely stabilizing her stance as the Star Power within her body became chaotic.

The gap was simply too vast. This was already everything she could do – resisting an attack from the Supreme Realm had pushed her to her absolute limit.

“What an impressive junior!”Qi Qingshan laughed heartily, his hair and beard flowing as he flicked his sword lightly, growing even more exhilarated and proud. “Well done! To force me to exert thirty percent of my power—you certainly have some skill!… The sect that taught you all—I must see it for myself!!!”

With that, he swooped down!

Charging straight toward Li Zixuan to capture her!

There was no escape. Almost instantly, his palm flipped and expanded, like a mountain descending, leaving no room to retreat.

A fierce wind swirled.

Just as he was about to succeed—

Suddenly!

A voice thundered!

Like the resonant toll of a great bell, it came from the east, deafening and furious, roaring like rolling thunder through the night sky.

Several terrifying auras gathered in the heavens, their shadows faintly visible among the clouds.

“Who dares harm my disciples?!”

(End of Chapter)